The Reds boss is considering whether to hand Sturridge his first start since August in Tuesday night’s crunch Premier League clash at Anfield.

Sturridge has come through three substitute appearances unscathed after five months out injured and is likely to be unleashed against Mauricio Pochettino’s side.

“for me there’s not anyone better than Daniel Sturridge. He’s got everything in his game if he’s playing consistently."

The £12million frontman has fresh competition for the England No 9 jersey in the form of Tottenham's in-form Harry Kane, who is being tipped for a senior international debut after netting 22 goals for Spurs so far this season.

“I’m sure Daniel is happy there’s another English striker there because if Harry Kane’s going to be of the level to go on and play for England, which I believe he is, then that helps Daniel and the other Liverpool players who play for England because it means you’ve got another top quality striker,” Rodgers said.

“But for me there’s not anyone better than Daniel Sturridge. He’s got everything in his game if he’s playing consistently.

“His goalscoring record, his pace, his power, he’s got everything and as an English striker there’s no-one better than him.

“But I’m sure Daniel will look at it that it’s good that there’s another young English striker coming through and that will really help him when they come together at international level.

Daniel Sturridge his goal during the Barclays Premier League match against West Ham United

“It’s a big boost for us to have Daniel fit because when he’s on the field he gives the opponent’s defence a real problem. He’s also a natural goalscorer.

“He’s got a big, big talent and he’s obviously going to have to try and work his way back to fitness in games because there’s so little time in between games to train. Whether Daniel starts or not, we’ll be up to get the victory.”

Owners John W Henry and Tom Werner have flown in from America and will be at Anfield for what is a key showdown in the race for Champions League qualification.

Victory would move seventh placed Liverpool to within a point of fifth placed Spurs, who arrive buoyed by Saturday’s dramatic derby win over Arsenal.

The Reds’ overriding ambition this term is a top-four finish but Rodgers insists it hasn’t been set as a minimum requirement by Henry and Werner.

“We had a good chat after training this morning. The owners are on a flying visit in for the game and they are in good spirits,” Rodgers said.

“I just continue to work. I have never been set any targets by the owners but they know the type of manager they employed was a manager who wants to succeed.

“For us that (the top four) is where we want to be. After not such a good start to the season, we are picking up and we want to continue with the momentum and we feel we can arrive in there and that’s all we’re focused on.”

“Unless you have the inherent belief in young players, it’s always safer to go with an experienced player, which you can understand from a manager’s perspective.

There will no shortage of exciting English talent on display at Anfield with Sturridge, Raheem Sterling, Jordan Henderson and Adam Lallana up against Spurs’ Kane, Ryan Mason, Danny Rose and Eric Dier.

Rodgers says both clubs have benefited from putting their faith in home grown players and giving them the platform to develop.

“If you are England you have got to be really pleased with the talent that is available,” he said.

“If you look at Raheem, Harry Kane and the boy Mason. He has been on loan at various clubs and you can’t under-estimate how good he has been for Tottenham since he got the opportunity.

“There is young Danny Rose as well and when you look into our team and the talents we have got I think England have a got a host of very technically gifted players.

“If you look through the Academies and centres of excellence in this country you’ll see lots of gifted players, it’s just whether they will get the opportunity. How long did it take before Harry Kane got a chance, Ryan Mason and others?

“We see it throughout the country. It’s harder for a young British player to break through.

“Unless you have the inherent belief in young players, it’s always safer to go with an experienced player, which you can understand from a manager’s perspective.

“If you think you are under pressure from the off then of course you might not have the time to put in a young player. But there are managers who believe if you give a young player an opportunity you will get a reward for it.

“Kane has shown he’s a finisher and we need to pay attention to his threat. We also need to take our chances because in big games you usually don’t get many. We want to keep our run going.”